LEGO Mindstorms EV3: Launcher Different mechanisms can be used in different ways. In this device, the motor turns gears that push a rod into a plastic claw to make a ball shoot out.

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Lego's new Mindstorms EV3 kit isn't all just gun-firing robots and killer scorpions. Unfortunately, there's also some learning to be done, with the new Mindstorm EV3 kit ready to land in schools this ...

My inner 9-year-old is blown away, but my outer 35-year-old balks at the $349 price. It’s been a long time—probably 20 years, at least—since I sat down with a giant bunch of Lego bricks in front of me ...

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Lego's third-generation Mindstorms kit has been redesigned to appeal to both kids desperate to craft and modders looking for even more customizability. With assembly instructions now provided by a 3D ...

Lego has announced that they will soon be offering up the next-generation of their Mindstorms line. The new system, which is the third-generation of its line, will be the EV3. EV3 sports a bunch of ...

The fantastical robotic creations you design and build with Lego Mindstorms are free to explore the world you release them into, so why should you be stuck behind a computer when it comes to ...

LEGO is updating its Mindstorms line of robotics building sets with Mindstorms EV3, the first new Mindstorms line in several years. Will is a seasoned reviewer and certified TV calibrator with 20 ...

The highly anticipated Lego Mindstorms EV3 robotics kit will release this weekend on 1 September, but Lego has already launched a social community website and three Mindstorms iOS and Android apps in ...

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